Inter have won 3 straight games in all competitions without talisman, Mauro Icardi, who continues to wait in the stands following his disciplinary/injury issues with the club. Stefano Pioli’s Fiorentina welcome Inter to the Stadio Artemio Franchi on tonight, which is not a good hunting ground for the Nerazzurri who in their last 3 visits have 1 draw and 2 losses.
Attack:
Inter have 3 goals in their last 2 games. They didn’t score in the first 3 games of the year and average 1.4 goals per game, totaling 34 goals. Icardi, 9 goals, is likely to be unavailable against his favorite Serie A victim so Lautaro, 4 goals, is expected to step up and fill the void.
The Viola average 1.5 goals per game and former Nerazzurri midfielder Marco Benassi remains the club’s top scorer with 7 goals.
Defence:
The Nerazzurri average 16.8 tackles and 9 interceptions per game, where Brozovic averages 3.4 tackles and 1.6 interceptions per game respectively, the highest among Serie A midfielders. Inter have the second best defence in the league with 17 goals conceded.
Fiorentina have managed just one clean sheet in their last 7 home games and they haven’t kept any clean sheets in their previous 5 meetings against the Nerazzurri.
Moving the ball:
No one keeps possession better in Italy than Marcelo Brozovic, who averages the most passes (81.2) and long balls per game (7.5). No wonder Inter are on top when it comes to average possession (56.2%). Inter also average 30 crosses per game, highest in the league.
The Viola have an average of 50.2% ball possession and 79% pass accuracy.
Whoscored rating leaders:
For Inter it is Brozovic (7.24), Skriniar (7.02) and D’Ambrosio (6.96). While for Viola it is Veretout (7.15), Chiesa (7.14) & Pezzella (7.13).
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